St Angela's Ursuline Convent, Ballytruckle Road, Waterford
Upgrades to hockey pitches, including lighting poles and a viewing area, at St Angela's Ursuline Convent.
22409 · Waterford City and County Council · Lodged 16 May 2022
- Reference
- 22409
- Authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will realign and improve existing hockey pitches, adding lighting poles to both the main and training pitches. It also includes a viewing area, a central access path, a ball skills wall, and internal road realignment within the curtilage of a protected structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A) realign and improve existing hockey pitches to include 4 x 20m lighting poles on main pitch and 2 x 18m lighting poles on training pitch b) construct viewing area at main pitch, c) construct a central access spine/path between pitches d) construct a ball skills wall, e) realign internal road, f) construct security fencing and all associated works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure, rps wa730038 and listed in the national inventory of architecture heritage survey of waterford, niah reference number 22830214
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Provide for and protect civic, educational, religious, community, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Community facilities
Objective set by the WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Ursuline Crescent, Waterford, Waterford | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 164 m |
| 31 Ursuline Crescent, Kilcohan, Waterford | Oct 2025 | €350,000 | 183 m |
| 40 Ursuline Crescent, Waterford City, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 189 m |
| 42 Orchard Dr, Ursuline Court, Waterford | Jun 2025 | €310,000 | 216 m |
| 10 Ashley Crescent, Cherrymount, Waterford | Jan 2025 | €100,000 | 262 m |
| Elysium House, Ballytruckle Road, Waterford | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 276 m |
| 6 St Laurences Terrace, Lower Grange, Waterford | Aug 2025 | €190,000 | 301 m |
| 38 Lower Grange, Waterford, Co Waterford | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 330 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 May 2022
- Further information requested7 July 2022
- Further information received8 September 2022
- Decision due5 October 2022
- Decision issued29 September 2022
- Grant issued2 November 2022
- Permission expiry1 November 2027
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